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With just days to go before the big day, I probably shouldn’t even be taking a few minutes to write on here, but I know that if I don’t, it will be a whirlwind and a new surname away before I get around to it!
One thing that this ethical wedding journey has taught me is [...]

This week’s featured supplier is Morgan Boszilkov who creates beautiful bridalwear from sustainable fabrics. Find out what inspires Morgan in her quest to design the perfect eco-friendly wedding gown for the green bride…
Business name: Morgan Boszilkov, Natural Bridal Collection
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
The Natural Bridal Collection was born [...]

One day back in April, a couple of months after that eventful day my partner and I decided to get married, I found myself bidding on a pink vintage dress on Ebay to wear at a friend’s wedding.
A bit broke and stuck for ideas, E-bay was really a last resort. Despite being a fervent charity [...]

Well, it’s only a few weeks till the big day, and I’m searching the web for the last few bits and pieces. At the moment I’m looking on ebay for some white umbrellas – it seems that a lot of people sell their white umbrellas on ebay after the wedding, having never taken them out [...]

Not to get too personal but when I was in the throws of organising my own wedding, my vision (not completely achieved but hey, that’s what visions are for!) was to do everything as green and ethically as possible…even down to my smalls!
In the end, I just wore some I already owned (you really don’t [...]

This week’s featured supplier is a dress designer with a mission to celebrate feminine curves in beautiful, unique and, of course, ethical wedding dresses. Over to Joanne of Wholly Jo’s…
Name: Joanne Mackin
Location: West London
A bit about the business:
Wholly Jo’s is the name of my wedding dress design company based in West London which specialises in [...]

I’ve had a long absence from this blog… while I enjoyed my wedding and my month long honeymoon!
 
Everything was a huge success and Phil and I enjoyed every minute of our day. So here’s a little list of the best and the worst of our green successes and failures, for anyone who is planning to [...]

One of the common complaints about weddings is the amount of waste they can generate - and one of the elements that comes in for the most flak is the all-important wedding dress.
So if you’re at the start of your wedding planning, why not take the long-term view and pick out a dress you can [...]

To round off our week with Conscious Elegance as our featured supplier, why not have a listen to an interview with Lori as recorded for the BBC last October about her experiences as an ethical dressmaker…
Conscious Elegance interview - eco-friendly wedding dresses
Have a great weekend!
Katie
Find more ethical dress designers in the Ethical Weddings directory

Following Earth Day yesterday (oops, forgot to mention it in my excitement over the eco-friendly toilets post!), we are thrilled to have for you today an interview with our current featured supplier and winner of the 2007 Environmental Business Award, Conscious Elegance - eco-dressmaker extraordinaire!
Click on the image below to roll the tape…

Happy anniversary to us!
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